Title :
Intracavity-pumped distributed feedback erbium fiber laser
Author :
Loh, Wei H. ; Harutjunian, Z. ; Samson, B.N. ; Laming, R.I.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have proposed and demonstrated an intracavity pumping scheme that is effective in increasing the output power/efficiency of short-cavity DFB Er/sup 3+/-fiber lasers, with a factor of 3 improvement achieved thus far.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; erbium; fibre lasers; optical pumping; efficiency; intracavity pumping; output power; short-cavity DFB Er/sup 3+/-fiber laser; Distributed feedback devices; Electrons; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Filters; Gratings; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Optical fiber polarization; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
